Architecture

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Communication Skills: Graduates will be able to communicate ideas within the professional and public setting. ARCH 2604 
  2. Design Thinking Skills: Graduates will be able to utilize design thinking to articulate a project through the design development phase. ARCH 2604  
  3. History and Global Culture: Graduates will recognize the relationship between buildings and their cultural, historical, and physical contexts, which may include consideration of vernacular and regional settings appropriate to the period. ARCH 1302  
  4. Professional Practice: Graduates will explain the collaborative relationship of architecture and allied professions. ARCH 2312  
  5. Graphics: Graduates will communicate design ideas graphically in a range of media. ARCH 2604  
  6. Constructability: Graduates will demonstrate basic principles of constructability, such as building materials, building infrastructure, structural systems, building envelope, and sustainability. ARCH 2312  

TSI Liable

Field of Study - 33 Credit Hours
ARCH 1311Introduction to Architecture3
ARCH 1302Architectural History II3
ARCH 1303Architectural Design I3
ARCH 1304Architectural Design II3
ARCH 2603Architectural Design III6
ARCH 2604Architectural Design IV6
ARCH 1307Architectural Graphics I3
ARCH 1308Architectural Graphics II3
ARCH 2312Architectural Technology3
STC Core Curriculum - 27 Credit Hours
Complete a minimum of 27 credit hours of required Core Curriculum including the following: 127
Creative Arts
Architectural History I
Life and Physical Sciences
College Physics I
College Physics II
Mathematics
Pre-Calculus Math 2
Core Component Area Option
Introduction to Speech Communication
Total Credit Hours60
1

In addition to the courses in the Field of Study, the student is required to take 27 credit hours from the STC Core Curriculum. 

2

Has a prerequisite of MATH 1414 College Algebra or MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences.

Recommended After Completion of Degree to be Core Complete

Students who would like to be Core complete upon transfer should also complete courses from the following Core component areas. 

Government/Political Science
Federal Government
Texas Government
American History
United States History I
Mexican-American History I
African American History I
United States History II
Mexican-American History II
African American History II
Creative Arts Elective - Core Curriculum (Transfer)*
*Additional Creative Arts Elective may be required depending on transferring institution
Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective - Core Curriculum

TSI Liable

Recommended Course Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredit Hours
ARCH 1311 Introduction to Architecture 3
ARCH 1301 Architectural History I 3
ARCH 1303 Architectural Design I 3
ARCH 1307 Architectural Graphics I 3
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
 Credit Hours15
Spring
ARCH 1308 Architectural Graphics II 3
ARCH 1304 Architectural Design II 3
MATH 2412 Pre-Calculus Math 1 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum 3
 Credit Hours13
Summer
ENGL 1302 Composition II - Rhetoric 3
PHYS 1401 College Physics I 4
 Credit Hours7
Second Year
Fall
ARCH 1302 Architectural History II 3
ARCH 2603 Architectural Design III 6
PHYS 1402 College Physics II 4
 Credit Hours13
Spring
ARCH 2312 Architectural Technology 3
ARCH 2604 Architectural Design IV 6
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours60
1

Has a prerequisite of MATH 1414 College Algebra or MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences.

Recommended After Completion of Degree to be Core Complete

Students who would like to be Core complete upon transfer should also complete courses from the following Core component areas. 

Government/Political Science
Federal Government
Texas Government
American History
United States History I
Mexican-American History I
African American History I
United States History II
Mexican-American History II
African American History II
Creative Arts Elective - Core Curriculum
Additional Creative Arts Elective may be required depending on transferring institution
Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective - Core Curriculum